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Blake Lively says nude photos aren't real -- but what about spending time with Leonardo DiCaprio?

June 1, 2011 | 12:30
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And Blake Lively thought she was on hiatus from "Gossip Girl."

The actress has been the source of much speculation this week thanks to photos claiming to show her in the nude, all the while she's been abroad taking nighttime walks with Leonardo DiCaprio.

On Tuesday, photos taken with a mobile device circulated on the Web claiming to show Lively completely naked, in an upper-body and full-length shot.

A rep for Lively told the Ministry the pictures were fake, adding that "Blake has never taken nude photos of herself."

Someone did manage to get a much more civilized shot of Lively in a cream-colored minidress, roaming the streets of Monte Carlo with DiCaprio. The two sparked some interest during the Cannes International Film Festival by appearing at the same parties and have apparently extended their French vacation to include leisure time.

"He looked very in love," an onlooker told Us Weekly of DiCaprio when he brought Lively to a Grand Prix viewing party in the foreign city.